Angelina County District Court, Texas Chambers Communication Rules

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Appointed Counsel must maintain a business phone answered during the specified weekday hours, except approved County holidays, with a service capable of promptly locating counsel for appointment and hearing notifications.

Appointed Counsel shall maintain a place of business with a phone which is answered by a receptionist or answering service from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except for County holidays as approved by the Angelina County Commissioners' Court). Said receptionist and answering service must have the capability to promptly locate the attorney to notify the attorney of appointment and hearing settings.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The appointing authority must notify the appointed attorney by the most expeditious available means and provide the appointment order and the defendant's last known location.

The appointing authority shall notify the attorney of the appointment by the most expeditious means available, and provide counsel with a copy of the Order Appointing Counsel and the last known location of the defendant.

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Appointed counsel must maintain a phone answered during the stated weekday hours, with a receptionist or answering service able to promptly locate counsel about appointments and hearing settings.

Appointed Counsel shall maintain a place of business with a phone which is answered by a receptionist or answering service from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except for County holidays as approved by the Angelina County Commissioners' Court). Said receptionist and answering service must have the capability to promptly locate the attorney to notify the attorney of appointment and hearing settings.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Appointed Counsel must notify each County and District Court in writing before changing the listed phone or email numbers.

Any change in these numbers shall be given in writing to each County and District Court prior to the change.

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Appointed Counsel must maintain a FAX number capable of receiving faxes at all times.

Appointed Counsel shall maintain a FAX number to which faxes can be received 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Phone

Appointed Counsel must maintain a business phone answered by a receptionist or answering service during the specified weekday hours, with the ability to promptly locate counsel about appointments and hearing settings.

Appointed Counsel shall maintain a place of business with a phone that is answered by a receptionist or answering service from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday (except for County holidays as approved by the Angelina County Commissioners' Court). Said receptionist and answering service must have the capability to promptly locate the attorney to notify the attorney of appointment and hearing settings.

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Email

Appointed Counsel must maintain an email address capable of receiving emails or notices at all times.

Appointed Counsel shall maintain an email address that will accept emails and/or notices that can be received 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Appointed counsel must maintain a fax number that can receive faxes at all times for court personnel to use in appointment and hearing notifications.

Appointed Counsel shall maintain a FAX number to which faxes can be received 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These phone and FAX numbers shall be included in the attorneys Application To Be Placed On Public Appointment List and shall be the official numbers which will be utilized by Court personnel to notify counsel of their appointment and of hearing settings.

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An attorney who does not accept an appointment must immediately notify the appointing authority or trial court, after which the rotation process is repeated.

If the attorney does not accept the appointment, the attorney shall immediately advise the appointing authority or trial Court and the above rotation process shall be repeated.

WARNING

Attorneys may secure recognition of a vacation of up to four weeks by sending a written designation to the district court coordinator before May 15 each year; this procedure does not apply to criminal cases, and judges may recognize other vacations at their discretion.

14.1 Each attorney who desires to assure himself a vacation for a period not to exceed four weeks, may do so automatically by designating the four weeks in writing, addressed and mailed or delivered to the district court coordinator before the 15th day of May of each year. The vacation period so designated shall be honored by all of the judges. 14.2 This provision shall not apply to vacations for attorneys engaged in a criminal case. 14.3 Nothing herein provided shall prevent the various judges from recognizing vacations of attorneys in a discretionary manner.

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An attorney must promptly notify the Juvenile Court of any matter that would disqualify the attorney from receiving appointments.

An attorney shall promptly notify the Juvenile Court of any matter that would disqualify The attorney from receiving appointments under these guidelines or any other law, regulation or rule.

WARNING

An attorney who declines an appointment must immediately notify the appointing magistrate or trial court.

If the attorney does not accept the appointment, the attorney shall immediately advise the magistrate appointing authority or trial Court and the above rotation process shall be repeated.

WARNINGCriminal cases

An attorney must promptly notify the Juvenile Court of changes to information in the appointment-list application.

An attorney shall promptly notify the Juvenile Court of any changes to the information Contained in the application for the juvenile public appointment list.

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5 Courts who need technical assistance with remote proceedings may contact the Office of Court Administration at zoomhelp@txcourts.gov.

5 Courts who need technical assistance with remote proceedings may contact the Office of Court Administration at zoomhelp@txcourts.gov.

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Email to clerk

A defendant seeking counsel before the initial appearance may obtain the request forms from the commission’s website or the Indigent Defense Clerk by email.

If a defendant wishes to request counsel prior to the initial appearance, the forms required to request counsel may be obtained at the Texas Indigent Defense Commission's website at http://tidc.tamu.edu/public.net/ or from: Indigent Defense Clerk, at rcedillo@angelinacounty.net.

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Email to clerk

A defendant may contact the Indigent Defense Clerk at the listed email address to obtain the counsel-request forms.

or from the Indigent Defense Clerk at rcedillo@angelinacounty.net.